Project

Clarence Valley Council Depot
Grafton, NSW

Client

SHAC for Clarence Valley Council

Construction Budget

$13m

Project Details

The project comprised full development of 44,400m² site to cater for:

• New Administration Building
• 3 x Warehouse Store Buildings
• Workshop and Servicing building including mezzanine levels
• Covered Vehicle Storage Area
• Vehicle Wash Bay
• Oil and materials storage bays
• Site detention and bio retention systems

Challenge Faced / Engineering Problem Solved:

• Significant site variability in contaminated ground required extensive earthworks modelling and site level modifications
• Structural and Civil designs required to cater for building expansion including new cantilevered awnings and increased carparking and hardstand areas

Safe Strong Stable Solution

Construction systems used included:

• Building supported on a combination of pad and bored piers
• Reinforced concrete ground slabs and footings
• Structural steel framed walls, roof and cantilevered awnings
• Heavy vehicle pavements, ramps and carparking

Engineering Design Services / Reviews

• Earthquake and wind modelling, analysis and design
• Ground slab and footing engineering design on variable founding conditions
• Structural steel column and wall analysis and engineering design
• Suspended mezzanine structural steel beams and floor joist engineering analysis and design
• Structural steel roof rafters, purlins and awning framing analysis and engineering design
• Civil earthworks and roadworks to satisfy councils design requirements
• Civil Stormwater pipe and pit modelling, analysis and design using DRAINS software
• Stormwater water quality modelling using MUSIC software, and design of Gross Pollutant Traps and Bio retention Basin
• Sediment and Erosion Control Design

Project Type

Greenfield Site
New Building Construction

Engineering Type

Structural & Civil
Construction Phase Services

Project Stages

• Site Investigation and Assessment of contaminated ground and variable founding conditions
• Structural and Civil Engineering Design and Documentation
• Design Workshops and Project Meetings
• Design Coordination with all Consultants, Client and Principal Contractor
• Safety in Design / Environmental Considerations
• Construction Phase Services – Site Inspections, RFIs, Shop Drawing Reviews